Bob Whelan College Awards Dinner

This year's dinner will be on Thursday, December 15, 2016.

Presenting:

78th Bulger Lowe Award - Defensive end Harold Landry of Boston College and wide receiver Noel Thomas of Connecticut.

71st Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award - Punter Justin Wain of Connecticut in the Bowl/Championship Division; linebacker Mark Upton of Bates College in Divisions II/III.

21st Joe Zabilski Award - Defensive back Andrew Benson and offensize lineman Sullivan Crotty, both of Assumption College, in Division II; running back Chance Brady of Tufts and linebacker Matthew McEvilly of Nichols College in Division III.

Head Coaches of the Year - Tim Murphy of Harvard in Bowl/Championship Division; Tom Godek of Southern Connecticut in Division II; Jay Civetti of Tufts in Division III.

Assistant Coaches of the Year - Special teams and defensive line coach Al Washington of Boston College in the Bowl/Championship Division; assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Paul McGonagle of Assumption in Division II; offensive coordinator Jason LeBeay of Western Nee England University in Division III.

Joseph V. McKenney Award for top collegiate official - Gerry Morrissey of the Northeast-10 Conference.

John Baronian Award for Lifetime Contribution to Football - Official Bill Ward of Fitchburg, Mass.

Dinner Information:

Burlington Marriott Hotel

Social hour 6:00 p.n., dinner and program begin at 7:00

Tickets $70 each, $700 for table of ten.

2013 College Awards Dinner - Jan.9, 2014

Presenting the Gridiron Club's College Awards for the 2013 season. The Bob Whelan College Awards Night was chaired by Tim Whelan and hosted by Tom Burke.

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Tom Lamb and Aynsley Rosenbaum of Framingham State, Div. 2-3 Assistant Coach of the Year

Tim Whelan and Nnamdi Obukwelu of Harvard, Bulger Lowe-Defense Award Winner

Tim Whelan and Milikke Van Alstyne of Framingham State, co-winner of Joe Zabilski Award for offense

Tim Whelan and Brian Harrington of Stonehill, winner of Joe Zabilski Award - defense

Tim Whelan and Brian Clancy, whose son Joe of Merrimack was co-winner of Zabilski Award-offense

Tim Grupp of WPI, winner of Swede Nelson Award for Div 2-3, with Tom Burke

BC coach Steve Addazio accepts Bulger Lowe Award for offense for Andre Williams. With Tom Burke.

Ryan Day, BC offensive coordinator and Div 1 Assistant Coach of Year, with Tom Burke

Nnamdi Obukwelu and Harvard head coach Tim Murphy

Melikke van Alstytne, head coach Tom Kellety, and Assitant coach Aynsley Rosenbaum, Framingham State

McKenney Award winner Jim Kearney and presenter Ed Shanahan

Jim Kearney and Div 2-3 Head Coach of Year Chad Martinovich of MIT

Div 1 Head Coach of Year Jack Cosgrove and presenter Curt Bletzer

Bernie Smith and Baronian Award winner Rich Cavanaugh of Southern Connecticut

2011 Bob Whelan College Awards Night

2010 Bob Whelan College Football Awards Night

2007 Bob Whelan College Football Awards Night

2004 College Awards Night

2003 College Awards Night